Thomas Daschle: “4 days ago, our military began strikes against terrorist training camps and the Taliban's military installations in…”

“4 days ago, our military began strikes against terrorist training camps and the Taliban's military installations in Afghanistan. They are intended to disrupt the network of terror that spreads across Afghanistan. But these strikes are one part of a much larger battle. The network that we seek to disrupt and ultimately destroy often operates without borders or boundaries. Its tools are not simply the weapons it chooses to employ. And its trails are more often electronic than physical. This is a new kind of battle. Winning it will require a new set of tools . . . And winning is the only acceptable outcome. Just as we are committed to giving our men and women in uniform the tools and training they need to do what is asked of them, we must now make that same commitment to our justice and law enforcement officials. After all, we are now asking them to do nothing less than protect the American people by finding, tracking, monitoring--and ultimately stopping--any terrorist elements that threaten our nation or our citizens. I believe that by passing this measure today, we are taking a swift and significant step toward doing just that.”